I had a nice GF Christmas. Lot's of cooking and kitchen gadget gifts. In my time off, I've been watching lots of vegan and raw vegan YouTube channels. It's fascinating! I do love hot food, but watching people make appetizing dishes with only a blender and dehydrator is fun.
As I've said in the past, I can't be a raw vegan since I don't like dates or bananas. :)
My favorites:
Vegan, Not Raw
Make it Vegan, Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Vegan Cooking with Love
Raw Vegan
Raw Vegan, Not Gross, Laura Miller
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Butterscotch Chips Have Barley?
One of my go-to holiday recipes is peanut butterscotch haystacks. I melt Nestle butterscotch morsels in the microwave, add peanut butter and gluten-free pretzels (in lieu of chow mein noodles), then drop them into little piles (haystacks) and refrigerate. Yesterday, we had a White Elephant gift party for my friends, and my husband happened to read the ingredients to see if they were vegan (my brother-in-law is a proto-vegan), and he point to the words "barley protein" in the ingredients.
He looked it up, and yes, they're not gluten-free. Pretty sure barley protein IS gluten.
Joy to the gut, I've been poisoning myself for the last four Christmases.
I'm of the celiac variety that I don't get physically sick from eating gluten. At least that I can detect. So no vomiting, no diarrhea. However, I have no way of knowing if I'm ingesting gluten accidentally (I'm looking at you, Starbucks frappuchino!). I get my antibody levels tested about once a year, and they've been normal so far. I don't want to have another colonoscopy to check my villi, but that's probably the only way I'll know if there's damage from these little gluten accidents.
My new plan is to make some kind of tiger bark pretzel thing, with GF white chocolate and peanut butter. I'll let you know.
He looked it up, and yes, they're not gluten-free. Pretty sure barley protein IS gluten.
Joy to the gut, I've been poisoning myself for the last four Christmases.
I'm of the celiac variety that I don't get physically sick from eating gluten. At least that I can detect. So no vomiting, no diarrhea. However, I have no way of knowing if I'm ingesting gluten accidentally (I'm looking at you, Starbucks frappuchino!). I get my antibody levels tested about once a year, and they've been normal so far. I don't want to have another colonoscopy to check my villi, but that's probably the only way I'll know if there's damage from these little gluten accidents.
My new plan is to make some kind of tiger bark pretzel thing, with GF white chocolate and peanut butter. I'll let you know.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Why aren't you eating?
One of the worst parts of having celiac disease is having to explain to new acquaintances and coworkers. Holidays are their own special torture. Not only am I socially awkward, but I have to explain why I just came to sit while everyone else eats.
So, I think that will be my last banquet that I go to without bringing my own food. At least I didn't cry, because I felt like it.
"Oh, you can eat the rice.." "You can eat potato salad, right?"
No, I'm sorry. I have no idea how that food was prepared. It's probably cross-contaminated or has gluten ingredients.
Happy Holidays.
So, I think that will be my last banquet that I go to without bringing my own food. At least I didn't cry, because I felt like it.
"Oh, you can eat the rice.." "You can eat potato salad, right?"
No, I'm sorry. I have no idea how that food was prepared. It's probably cross-contaminated or has gluten ingredients.
Happy Holidays.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Gluten-Free Point of View
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